Design Within Reach home store leaving Uptown space

Looks like Design Within Reach in Minneapolis (2939 Hennepin Ave.; dwr.com) is moving out of its Uptown digs. A sign outside the designer home store states the space is for lease.

An employee who answered the phone at the store referred questions to corporate offices, saying only that the lease expires at the end of January and the retailer is looking at opening a studio in Edina. A Design Within Reach spokeswoman says the company does not comment on real estate matters.

Cheryl Bolden, property manager for the Uptown space, says Design Within Reach has leased the space for 10 years. She's hoping to fill the location with another retailer or possibly a restaurant.

Several new home stores have opened in the Hennepin-Lake area in the past two years, including ROAM, CB2 and Jonathan Adler.